164-word version: After knocking on dorm doors, I gathered everyone and started out for our task at hand. It was hotter than usual and we were supposed to nail plywood to the house that day. Although we did not make much progress due to the oppressive heat, I labored on... 178-word version: I wok..

...Our habitat group’s rigorous morning schedule was brought to an end... Holding my lunch box with both hands, I sat down on a shaded porch to hide from the scorching heat... ...Yes, I may have acted a little dramatically, but at that moment I had no other choice...

In the novel Le Pourmis by Bernare BareBare, a study is done on two mice. One was trained to be an employer and the other an employee. After a week, the stress levels of each mouse were measured. What was profound was that the mouse in the employer role had more stress...

...Although like a cliché it may very well sound, I really did not have a clue as to how so many people around the world had so little just to make ends meet but still managed to maintain their hope...

370-word version: I love playing musical instruments, especially the bass guitar. The loud and low sound of the bass shakes everything around it, including my heart. But with that same, friend-like guitar, I almost committed a very serious felony... 420-word version: I love playing musical instru..

672-word version: Because I was born with dysfunctional viscera, I was hospitalized for several months when I was young. I remember my parents being at prayers all the time and watching me day after day and night after night beside my sickbed... 627-word version: Because I was born with dysfun..